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CSS Styling Buttons

With CSS, different HTML buttons can be styled in many ways.

The most common CSS properties for styling buttons are:

background-color - defines the background color of a button
color - defines the text color of a button
border - defines the border of a button
padding - defines the space between the text and the border of a button
border-radius - adds rounded corners to a button
box-shadow - adds shadows to a button
text-align - centers the text of a button
font-size - defines the font size of the text on a button
text-decoration - removes the underline for <a> elements used as buttons
cursor - changes the mouse cursor when hovering over the button

Buttons are typically created with the HTML <button> element, the <input type="button"> element, or an <a> element styled as a button.

CSS Basic Button Styling

Example

A basic button styling for different HTML elements:

.button {
  background-color: red;
border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

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CSS Button Colors

The CSS background-color property is used to define the background color of a button.

The CSS color property is used to define the text color of a button.

Example

Buttons with different colors:

.button1 {background-color: #04AA6D;} /* Green */
.button2 {background-color: #008CBA;} /* Blue */
.button3 {background-color: #f44336;} /* Red */
.button4 {background-color: #e7e7e7; color: black;} /* Gray */
.button5 {background-color: #555555;} /* Black */

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CSS Button Sizes

The CSS font-size property is used to define the font size for the text on a button:

Example

Buttons with different font size:

.button1 {font-size: 10px;}
.button2 {font-size: 12px;}
.button3 {font-size: 16px;}
.button4 {font-size: 20px;}
.button5 {font-size: 24px;}

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The CSS padding property is used to define the space between the text and the border of a button:

Example

Buttons with different padding:

.button1 {padding: 10px 24px;}
.button2 {padding: 12px 28px;}
.button3 {padding: 14px 40px;}
.button4 {padding: 32px 16px;}
.button5 {padding: 16px;}

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CSS Rounded Buttons

The CSS border-radius property is used to add rounded corners to a button:

Example

Buttons with different rounded corners:

.button1 {border-radius: 2px;}
.button2 {border-radius: 4px;}
.button3 {border-radius: 8px;}
.button4 {border-radius: 12px;}
.button5 {border-radius: 50%;}

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CSS Button Borders

The CSS border property is used to define the border of a button:

Example

Buttons with different borders:

.button1 {border: 2px solid #04AA6D;}
.button2 {border: 2px dotted #008CBA;}
.button3 {border: 2px dashed #f44336;}
.button4 {border: 1px solid #e7e7e7;}
.button5 {border: 1px solid #555555;}

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Button Subpages

Continue learning about CSS buttons:

Button Hover Effects - hover, shadow, disabled, width
Button Groups - horizontal/vertical groups, animated buttons

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